Past Vintages

Technical Details

"Essency blackberry fruit, mocha and just a touch of bramble; really bright fruit at the core, with dense, chewy fruit; a rich, ripe and generous style. Rating 93." 

Reprinted with permission from James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010 

"I'm getting to the stage where I want to see a poor bottle of Shingleback (jest) wine so that I can write something other than very good, beautifully balanced quality wine. Yet another winner, 93 points and very good valuue at $25.00."

Tony Keys, Key Review of Wine, Issue 25, Feb 2010.

"Beautifully expressive shiraz from this excellent year in McLaren Vale. seamless and silky smooth with deeply intense palate opulence. Seductive mix of blackberry and succulent blueberry with a fine cedary oak influence. Lovely texture and structure. 91/100."  

Ray Jordan, The West Australian, July 16, 2009

 " Shingleback's McLaren Vale reds are excellent modern regional wines sold at fair prices. This shiraz is a complete drop, offering ripe blackberry, spice and liqueur chocolate aromas paralleled in delicious fashion on the palate. It's very smooth, with plum, berry and mocha flavours, an easy texture, medium body and a long signature of fine-grained tannins."

Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, Epicure June 16, 2009

Winemaking

Shiraz (predominantly clones 1654, BVRC12 and BVRC30), grown on both red & black soils over limestone on the Shingleback Vineyard, are selected for this wine. The wine is hand-crafted in small open and static fermenters to maximise the potential of each small parcel of fruit. Maturation for an average of 14 months in fine grained American and French oak hogsheads softens, enhances & integrates the fruit & structural components of the wine.

Tasting Note

Deep red. Ripe blackberry and strawberry primary aromas are overlaid with with blueberry, chocolate and hints of vanilla. Fine-grained American and French oak subtly frame the rich berry mid palate. A full-bodied wine that is seamlessly integrated from the first taste to the long, lingering finish.

Awards:

• Grand Gold medal - 2009 Mundus Vini Great International Wine Awards (Germany) 
• Gold medal - 2009 Selections Mondiales des Vins (Canada)
• 93 pts - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010
• Silver medal - 2009 Decanter World Wine Awards (UK)
• Silver medal - 2009 International Wine Challenge, Vienna
• Silver medal - 2009 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (Belgium)
• Silver medal - 2008 International Wine Challenge, Vienna
• Silver medal - 2008 National Wine Show of Australia, Class 47
• Silver medal - 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show, Class 19
• Silver medal - 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Class 51
• Silver medal - 2008 Royal Hobart Wine Show, Class 58
• Silver Medal - 2008 Royal Sydney Wine Show, Class 8
• Silver medal - 2009 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition (US)